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Israeli defense company says this trigger is programmed to shoot drones
Thailand began fielding Israel Weapon Industries’ Arbel Anti-Drone System, a computerized rifle trigger intended to help soldiers engage small drones, according to the manufacturer. IWI integrates the electronics into the lower receiver of an AR-15-pattern rifle and says the operator fires the first shot mechanically before the system regulates subsequent shots while the trigger remains depressed. The counter-drone setting applies a programmed firing cadence, leaving target tracking and aiming to the operator. IWI described a representative target as a small drone flying at about 60 kilometers per hour at a distance of 150 to 200 meters.